Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Way (BN17 6BL) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (BN17 6BL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmgrove Road —
Sep 2025Drugs B2187 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Norman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elmgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Flora'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Furlong —
Sep 2025Public order The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Falkland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falkland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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